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Band
Carach Angren
Title
Death Came Through A Phantom ship
Type
LP/EP
Company
Maddening Media
YOR
2010
Style
Black
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Like Dark Fortress, Carach Angren has stepped up their game and have released what may be their best album. Although I love black Metal, I'm not a huge fan of symphonic Black Metal. Carach Angren has almost changed my views of this sub-genre of Black Metal with their superior song writing skills, deep-toned death metal-style riffs, superb story telling lyrics and excellent production. Imagine if King Diamond - the master of story-telling concept albums - went Black Metal. Minus the high octave vocals, that's what you get with this incredible release by Carach Angren!
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